Basketball: Weather causing havoc on area games

Published: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 01:05 PM.

Snow and ice have once again put a damper on the high school basketball season.

This time, it occurred in the final week of the regular-season.

Area coaches are scrambling to fit their final two games in by the end of the week. Conference tournaments are scheduled to get underway on Monday.

The following week, the state playoffs are set to begin.

Because of cancellations on Tuesday and Wednesday, Havelock will host West Craven on Thursday and travel to West Carteret on Friday. West Craven will travel to Havelock on Thursday and White Oak on Friday. New Bern will travel to J.H. Rose on Thursday and host D.H. Conley on Friday. Jones Senior hosts East Carteret for its Senior Night on Friday.

Pamlico will travel to Bear Grass on Thursday and play host to Northside (Pinetown) on Friday. Coach Earl Sadler is still waiting to hear if its postponed game against Lejeune will be made up.

Snow and ice have once again put a damper on the high school basketball season.

This time, it occurred in the final week of the regular-season.

Area coaches are scrambling to fit their final two games in by the end of the week. Conference tournaments are scheduled to get underway on Monday.

The following week, the state playoffs are set to begin.

Because of cancellations on Tuesday and Wednesday, Havelock will host West Craven on Thursday and travel to West Carteret on Friday. West Craven will travel to Havelock on Thursday and White Oak on Friday. New Bern will travel to J.H. Rose on Thursday and host D.H. Conley on Friday. Jones Senior hosts East Carteret for its Senior Night on Friday.

Pamlico will travel to Bear Grass on Thursday and play host to Northside (Pinetown) on Friday. Coach Earl Sadler is still waiting to hear if its postponed game against Lejeune will be made up.

All of that could change if schools are called off on Thursday.

“I’m looking at the silver lining in it,” Sadler said. “I’ve been concerned with fatigue in our guys all year because of the football run. I’m hoping this is a refresher for us.

“Maybe several days away from it will get their minds reset. Maybe they will get focused and make a little run.”

The Hurricanes host the semifinals and finals of the Coastal Plains Tournament next week. Sadler hopes make-up games don’t cut into the tournament.

“I just have to wait and see. There are so few options now,” Sadler said. “We are looking forward to the conference tournament but we have to make the best of it.”

With schools closed, the basketball teams aren’t permitted to practice.

New Bern’s boys (13-3, 7-3 Eastern Carolina) is a game behind J.H. Rose for the No. 2 seed in the conference. Pamlico’s boys (13-5, 7-2 Coastal Plains) are second in its conference. Havelock’s boys (13-5, 10-0 Coastal) are in first place in the Coastal Conference.

West Craven’s girls (19-1, 10-0) are in first in the Coastal Conference and Havelock (12-7, 8-2) is in second. Pamlico’s girls (15-5, 9-0) are sitting in first place in the Coastal Plains Conference.